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I just purchased a new Chiappa 1911-22 from Gun Pro. I had been saving for a 22, but had been looking at the Ruger 22/45 and the Browning Buckmark. Everybody I talked with said go with the Ruger, well I tried to but on several different firearms the magazine would not eject when released by the magazine release, I would have to actually use my fingernail and lift it out. I looked into the Buckmark and like the feel of it but I ould have to remove the sight bar to take it down.
So just by chance I walked back into Gun Pro (Eugene 44th and Main in Springfield, Great guy) and see this Chiappa 1911-22. Looks just like the old GI 45 I ask to see it and ask a few questions, felt pretty good, not the prettiest pistol but for 270.00 if it performed it would be worth the money. I did some internet research and most of the comments were good and had several comments about the accuracy.
Well I just had to buy it. So today I get to the range and it was a fun little pistol.
I had 20 minutes to put some ammo down range, it ate 150 rounds real quick no major problems, this was right out of the box. I did have 2 stovepipes, one that was just hanging barely that I whiped away and was off and shooting again. The other I actual had to pull back on the slide because id did not fully eject the spent casing. Pulled the slide back about an 1/8 of an inch and tilted the gun clockwise position and the spent cartridge fell right out. I could see the next round was already feeding just fine and dropped the slide and started shooting again. It was a fun little gun. Rapid fire was just as fun and accuracy was good at 25 ft from weaver stance. I will file the front site alittle to bring the grouping up where I like it.
How about you guys any experiences with the Chiappa? Would like to hear them
I just purchased a new Chiappa 1911-22 from Gun Pro. I had been saving for a 22, but had been looking at the Ruger 22/45 and the Browning Buckmark. Everybody I talked with said go with the Ruger, well I tried to but on several different firearms the magazine would not eject when released by the magazine release, I would have to actually use my fingernail and lift it out. I looked into the Buckmark and like the feel of it but I ould have to remove the sight bar to take it down.
So just by chance I walked back into Gun Pro (Eugene 44th and Main in Springfield, Great guy) and see this Chiappa 1911-22. Looks just like the old GI 45 I ask to see it and ask a few questions, felt pretty good, not the prettiest pistol but for 270.00 if it performed it would be worth the money. I did some internet research and most of the comments were good and had several comments about the accuracy.
Well I just had to buy it. So today I get to the range and it was a fun little pistol.
I had 20 minutes to put some ammo down range, it ate 150 rounds real quick no major problems, this was right out of the box. I did have 2 stovepipes, one that was just hanging barely that I whiped away and was off and shooting again. The other I actual had to pull back on the slide because id did not fully eject the spent casing. Pulled the slide back about an 1/8 of an inch and tilted the gun clockwise position and the spent cartridge fell right out. I could see the next round was already feeding just fine and dropped the slide and started shooting again. It was a fun little gun. Rapid fire was just as fun and accuracy was good at 25 ft from weaver stance. I will file the front site alittle to bring the grouping up where I like it.
How about you guys any experiences with the Chiappa? Would like to hear them